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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Atsufumi Ozaki, Kobe, JP;
Yasuo Okada, Akashi, JP;
Akio Miguchi, Kobe, JP;
Hiroshi Yagii, Akashi, JP;
Toshio Araki, Kakogawa, JP;
Inventors:
Atsufumi Ozaki, Kobe, JP;
Yasuo Okada, Akashi, JP;
Akio Miguchi, Kobe, JP;
Hiroshi Yagii, Akashi, JP;
Toshio Araki, Kakogawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 3/20 (2006.01); F28F 9/02 (2006.01); F28F 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A personal watercraft comprises an engine which is mounted in a body of the watercraft and is equipped with an open-loop water cooling system; a coolant passage in which water for cooling the engine flows; a water flow generator configured to operate in association with the engine to generate a water flow in the coolant passage; and a valve unit configured to restrict a flow of the water in the coolant passage.